D. E. Shaw Research
Summer Internships
$20K–$29K
New York, NY · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in a scientific or technical discipline; fields listed include machine learning, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, applied mathematics, physics, chemistry, and chemical or biomolecular engineering.
About the job
Work on a 12- to 15-week research or engineering project with the computer science and machine learning team to advance drug discovery goals.
What you'll do
- Apply ML, including large language models, to drug discovery; build and deploy AI-powered systems; develop scientific software or address other engineering and research problems.
- Present project work to the group at the end of the summer.
What they ask for
- Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in a scientific or technical discipline.
- Programming experience in Python or C/C++.
Nice to have
- Experience with Linux systems, high-performance computing, PyTorch, and/or CUDA.
Pay
$20,000–$29,400 per month (salary; base or total pay not specified)
Tools
Python, C/C++, Linux, PyTorch, CUDA
AI focus
Apply ML, including large language models, to drug discovery and build and deploy AI-powered systems.
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